Little BigPaw Tender Duck & Vegetable Dinner Wet Food for Small Breed Dogs
Wet Chunks · completeHigh meatClear label
Our verdict
Is Little BigPaw Tender Duck & Vegetable Dinner Wet Food for Small Breed Dogs a good dog food?
We score it 72/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete wet food in chunks for dogs of all life stages, with duck, carrots and potatoes as the main ingredients.
Label data last checked 2025-10-11. Manufacturers change recipes; this score reflects the label as we recorded it.
34% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at small dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Find foods that fit your dog.
Nutrition and feeding
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Up to 5kg 1 – 2 Pouch 5kg 2 – 4 Pouch Can be used as a topper for dry food.*This is a guide only. All dogs’ needs may vary depending on age, activity and temperament. Remove food from tray before feeding. All dogs need access to fresh drinking water at all times.Store in a cool dry place. After opening keep unused food in a lidded container. Keep refrigerated and use within 72 hours.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
/kg: Vitamin A 3000IU, Vitamin D3 350IU, Vitamin E 40mg, Zinc (Zinc Sulphate, Monohydrate) 25mg, Iron (Iron Sulphate, Monohydrate) 20mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate, Monohydrate) 3.75mg.
Ingredients (10)34% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 60.0%
- veg 20.9%
- oil 8.5%
- carb 5.8%
- supplement 4.8%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck (60%) | Duck | meat · medium | 60 | 60.0 |
| 2 | Dried Vegetables | Carrots | veg · good | - | 5.7 |
| 3 | equivalent to 27% Potatoes | Potatoes | carb · medium | - | 5.4 |
| 4 | Peas and Carrots | Pea and Carrot Mix | veg · good | - | 5.1 |
| 5 | Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 4.8 |
| 6 | Sunflower Oil | Sunflower oil | oil · good | - | 4.4 |
| 7 | Salmon Oil | Salmon Oil | oil · good | - | 4.1 |
| 8 | Dried Tomato | Tomato | veg · good | - | 3.8 |
| 9 | Dried Kelp | Kelp | veg · good | - | 3.5 |
| 10 | Dried Basil. | Basil | veg · good | - | 3.2 |
- 1. Duck (60%)60% declared60.0% estimated
- 2. Dried Vegetables5.7% estimated
- 3. equivalent to 27% Potatoes5.4% estimated
- 4. Peas and Carrots5.1% estimated
- 5. Minerals4.8% estimated
- 6. Sunflower Oil4.4% estimated
- 7. Salmon Oil4.1% estimated
- 8. Dried Tomato3.8% estimated
- 9. Dried Kelp3.5% estimated
- 10. Dried Basil.3.2% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2025-10-11
Brand and contact: Little BigPaw
- Website
- https://littlebigpaw.co.uk/
- [email protected]
- Contact page
- littlebigpaw.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2025-10-11
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- littlebigpaw.co.uk
Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.
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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence
Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Why this score?
We scored this food 72 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +6.9 points. Ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -3.6, the meat content contributed +3.5, and being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3.
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +6.90 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 36.5% | 0.096 | +3.50 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.2% | -0.115 | -0.36 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 18.4% | -0.092 | -1.69 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 32.4% | -0.005 | -0.17 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 9.6% | -0.012 | -0.12 |
| Undeclared quantities | 34.2% | -0.106 | -3.61 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +6.90 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 36.5% | 0.096 | +3.50 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 3.2% | -0.115 | -0.36 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 18.4% | -0.092 | -1.69 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 32.4% | -0.005 | -0.17 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 9.6% | -0.012 | -0.12 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 34.2% | -0.106 | -3.61 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -3.158 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.08
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 72.4
- Final score
- 72/100
Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.
Score history across model versions
The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
Declared fortification: 1 nutritional additive on the label
- /kg: Vitamin A 3000IU, Vitamin D3 350IU, Vitamin E 40mg, Zinc (Zinc Sulphate, Monohydrate) 25mg, Iron (Iron Sulphate, Monohydrate) 20mg, Manganese (Manganous Sulphate, Monohydrate) 3.75mg.
Transparency: what the label discloses
How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (65.8% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 13.2/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).
Safety: recall history
Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.
No recalls recorded in our database.
See all current recalls we track.
Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it
The claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.
100/100 · moderate — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Made in Britain" — supported by the declared made in the UK data.
- "A case of complete wet food in our delicious Tender Duck & Vegetable flavour" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
3 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutritionally designed for smaller and toy breed dogs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% Natural (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Higher calorie and protein content (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Made in Britain (on page) | provenance | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| A case of complete wet food in our delicious Tender Duck & Vegetable flavour (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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